How to count in Rennellese (Munggava / Mungiki), a Polynesian language spoken in Rennell and Bellona Province in the Solomon Islands.
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| Numeral | Cardinal numbers | Ordinal numbers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | tahi, tasi | mataa-, mu’a- (mu-) |
| 2 | gua, ngua | gua, (-nga) |
| 3 | togu, tongu | togu, (haka-, -nga) |
| 4 | haa | haa |
| 5 | gima, ngima | gima |
| 6 | ono | ono |
| 7 | hitu | hitu |
| 8 | bagu, bangu | bagu |
| 9 | iba | iba |
| 10 | katoa, angahugu | katoa |
| 11 | katoa tuma’a tasi, katoa tuma’a e tasi | |
| 12 | katoa tuma’a gua | |
| 13 | katoa tuma’a togu | |
| 14 | katoa tuma’a haa | |
| 15 | katoa tuma’a gima | |
| 16 | katoa tuma’a ono | |
| 17 | katoa tuma’a hitu | |
| 18 | katoa tuma’a bagu | |
| 19 | katoa tuma’a iba | |
| 20 | katoa hakagua, katoa hakangua | |
| 21 | katoa hakagua tuma’a tahi | |
| 22 | katoa hakagua tuma’a gua | |
| 23 | katoa hakagua tuma’a togu | |
| 24 | katoa hakagua tuma’a haa | |
| 25 | katoa hakagua tuma’a gima | |
| 26 | katoa hakagua tuma’a ono | |
| 27 | katoa hakagua tuma’a hitu | |
| 28 | katoa hakagua tuma’a bagu | |
| 29 | katoa hakagua tuma’a iba | |
| 30 | katoa hakatogu | |
| 40 | katoa hakahaa | |
| 50 | katoa hakagima | |
| 60 | katoa hakaono | |
| 70 | katoa hakahitu | |
| 80 | katoa hakabagu | |
| 90 | katoa hakaiba | |
| 100 | gau | |
| 101 | gau tuma’a tahi | |
| 200 | gua gau | |
| 300 | togu gau | |
| 400 | haa gau | |
| 500 | gima gau | |
| 600 | ono gau | |
| 700 | hitu gau | |
| 800 | bagu gau | |
| 900 | iba gau, ibanga | |
| 1,000 | noa, mano | |
| 2,000 | gua noa | |
| 3,000 | togu noa | |
| 4,000 | haa noa | |
| 5,000 | gima noa | |
| 6,000 | ono noa | |
| 7,000 | hitu noa | |
| 8,000 | bagu noa | |
| 9,000 | iba noa | |
| 10,000 | bane, kiu, nonoa | |
| 100,000 | tuia | |
| 1,000,000 | nimo | |
| 1 billion | ninimo | |
| once | hakatahi, hakatasi | |
| twice | hakagua |
Sources: Samuel H. Elbert/Rolf Kuschel/Toomasi Taupongi. Dictionary of the Language of Rennell and Bellona, Part 2, page 17. Copenhagen, Denmark – 1981.
Information provided by Wolfgang Kuhl
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